News and Analysis on Global Agri-Tech Innovation, Investment and Regulation
Proveye wins European Space Agency funding to deploy ProvVari – a precision fertiliser platform designed to cut costs, boost yields, and curb emissions across Europe’s pasture-based dairy and beef systems
The UK firm has revamped its Skippy Scout platform with a redesigned interface and new indexing tools – aiming to give farmers and agronomists higher-resolution crop data than satellites can deliver
As climate volatility intensifies, insurer Willis Towers Watson is deploying cutting-edge data and crop simulation models to deliver parametric insurance solutions that promise faster payouts and broader coverage for farmers and agribusinesses worldwide
The UK’s largest supermarket is expanding its environmental baselining programme and calls for consistent standards to help farmers capture soil, water, and nature data at scale – critical for resilience and sustainability
COP30
The Gates Foundation was one of many organizations making large commitments to support farmers and the agrifood system at COP30
Start-ups
As climate volatility threatens global food security, GreenAnt’s AI-powered platform Desidera aims to turn radar satellite data into real-time insights that help farmers boost productivity and anticipate disasters – even when the skies are clouded
As Digital Matter marks 25 years of innovation, CEO Loic Barancourt reflects on the milestones that transformed connected farming – and the technologies set to redefine it again
Backed by strategic investors including Enza Zaden and Harvest House, Netherlands-based Source.ag’s latest funding round highlights demand for AI tools that deliver measurable, daily value to greenhouse operators
Europe’s livestock sector is ready to transform - but progress is being held back, claim industry players
New financing model aims to catalyze $200M in private sector lending across five African nations
From mushroom waste to blockchain traceability, the Warsaw Accelerator hub is supporting a new wave of EU-based innovators with financing and strategic advice
Dimitra and coffee union NACCU launch tech-driven compliance platform for over a million smallholders
World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit London 2025
Virginia-based Helios AI is using multiple agents to help procurers purchase commodities at the right time for the right price, as volatility continues to ripple across the supply chain
French company MyEasyFarm will provide advanced measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) services for bio-fertiliser producer Gaïago’s Soil Carbon programme
Satellite connectivity is empowering farmers in remote regions, but these growers must rely on correction services if they plan to use agtech innovation like robotics effectively
Crop supply intelligence company Acclym ‘speaks the corporate sustainability language’, says CropX CEO Tomer Tzach, and brings significant customers like AB InBev, Nestle, General Mills, and McCain Foods to CropX’s agronomic farm management platform
Golden Harvest Seeds’ mobile app is putting agronomist advice in the hands of farmers
British company Permia Sensing received the Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership Innovation Award from Innovate UK for its technology to monitor red and black palm weevils in palm plantations in Ghana, as the agtech start-up prepares to scale
Digitizing financial services and opening up investment opportunities in farmland can help both growers and investors
Connectivity is agtech’s backbone, with companies like communications provider Viasat offering services to connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices to the cloud, empowering automation, field monitoring, and more
BinSentry is fueling its mission of digitizing the animal feed supply chain with a fresh round of venture capital funding, as the agtech company looks to Brazil for growth
A report reveals a rise in adoption of 3D printing in the agriculture sector
Bushel’s chatbot is providing another way for agronomists to stay connected with their farmer customers
Growers have another option to gain weather-related field data, courtesy of an Omron weather sensor
TerraBlaster digs into soil health metrics with laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Growers Edge is bolstering its financial services and digital platform with a robust merger and acquisition (M&A) strategy, including the purchase of FarmTest and Aquaoso Technologies
Data transparency is reportedly key to help UK dairy farmers unlock one of the most overlooked opportunities to reduce carbon emissions - the cow’s daily ration
SoundTalks continues to have backing of existing shareholders, illustrating a confidence in the company and the future of PLF, according to the CEO
Waypoint Analytical expanded its laboratory footprint with a facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, which is helping Midwest farmers understand soil metrics, as many growers face threats to their livelihoods
Emergent Connext is addressing rural connectivity challenges with its IoT-based network that is purpose-built for the agriculture sector
Dutch-based precision ag company Doktar is primed for expansion after securing €7.5 million in funds, it tells us
Helios AI predicts the price of various commodities and the reason behind fluctuations, as supply chain volatility rises on climate change and macroeconomic concerns
World Agri-Tech South America Summit 2025
Non-profit ConectarAgro is empowering Brazil’s agtech revolution by boosting internet connectivity in rural farm communities
Europe has untapped demand for nature-based carbon credits, according to separate reports from Estonia-based climate tech company Arbonics and UK specialist bank Oxbury
Miraterra accelerates its revenue plan with the purchase of Trace Genomics
Engaging a new generation of agricultural professionals is critical to Europe’s farming future, according to a new study from EIT Food Consumer Observatory. Tech is crucial too
Agtech data company Innov8.ag was started by former Microsoft executive Steve Mantle in 2019, initially to help local apple growers in the US state of Washington reduce their use of water, fertilisers, and labour
Start-up profile
African smallholders are often in fragmented, remote areas, isolated from the supply chain. By connecting them with resources, data and buyers in international markets, Ghanaian start-up Complete Farmer aims to boost their productivity, incomes and,...
John Deere’s Brazilian expansion includes a focus on agtech innovation — like its Operation Center and JDLink Boost — while Brazil remains a robust agricultural powerhouse
Estonian-based precision ag expert Paul-Tech has updated its soil station – which monitors nutrient movement through the soil – to measure nitrogen availability in real time. It claims the development is the first time this data is available to farmers...
Lever VC searches for innovative agtech startups to round out its Fund II roster, as the firm watches the evolving macroeconomic climate for portfolio implications
US farmer-owned agricultural cooperative Landus has launched a new drone and fixed-wing scouting tool and aerial technology platform to give farmers faster, more accurate, and actionable insights into crop health
FarmQA is scaling growth with the help of an oversubscribed seed round — bucking agtech funding trends — as it sets sights on further acquisitions and partnerships
Greener Herd, billed as the first Arabic-language livestock management platform designed for producers in the Middle East, has officially launched on the Google Play Store and App Store
Swiss company AdAstra Sustainability has launched what it says is the first open-data technology to make deforestation and land conversion impacts visible in agricultural supply chains at 30-meter resolution, allowing for more targeted interventions to...
‘Consistent, reliable capital is needed to scale innovation in agriculture and animal health’
FFAR also aims to lower production costs, and help reduce prices for US consumers
Will ‘science of spread’ ensure adoption of digial tools by farmers?
AI provider Cropin has unveiled a new partnership with Walmart to optimise the retailer’s fresh produce supply chain across its US and South American markets.
Rapid space technology advancements could bring about a tech revolution in the agricultural industry, according to a joint report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).